The life of the Roman emperor Gera is, in some ways, a tragic tale of brotherly rivalry and parental miscalculation. He was ...

Caracalla was older than Geta by nearly a year. They were the sons of Septimius Severus, who was Rome’s emperor from 193 to ...

Felicity and the others were martyred because of a decree issued by Roman emperor Septimius Severus that forbade conversions ...

Although much of the complex is in ruins, you can see the remains and imagine the former glory of the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Temple of Saturn, the Arch of Titus and the House of the Vestal ...